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A new book shows how federal higher education funding's high ideals often ran aground. But there are solutions to the crisis.
The videos suggest a quick hack for having student loans forgiven. Experts warn that trying it can inflict long-term ...
With less than a month before federal student loan payments restart after the years-long pandemic pause, many borrowers are having a hard time connecting with their loan servicer.
Student loan borrowers facing problems with their servicer shouldn't have to repay their debt until the issues are resolved, 19 state attorneys general say.
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. But there are things ...
Millions of Americans have student loan debt, amassing to more than $1.6 trillion by the end of last year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
KEY TAKEAWAYS More than 6 million student loan borrowers are nearing the average retirement age.Some retirees could have trouble paying off their loans on a fixed retirement income.Experts said those ...
Getting tens of thousands of dollars in student debt canceled isn’t guaranteeing an immediately better financial life for Americans. So far, about 943,000 people have had their loans eliminated ...
Experts say waiting it out is your best move -- in most cases. But there are things you should do while you wait.
With student loan forgiveness programs hanging in the balance, Newsweek asked two people on opposing sides of the issue to make the case for and against Trump keeping them. Here's what they had to ...
Millions of borrowers who have had student loans erased say it has helped them sleep easier, but it hasn’t been a panacea for all of their financial problems.
A Chicago-area teacher was thrilled to find out her student loan had been forgiven after 25 years of payments -- but then she ...